Category: 8. Health
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Cardiovascular autonomic dysfunction in post-COVID-19 syndrome: a major health-care burden
Davis, H. E., McCorkell, L., Vogel, J. M. & Topol, E. J. Long COVID: major findings, mechanisms and recommendations. Nat. Rev. Microbiol. 21, 133–146 (2023). Article CAS PubMed PubMed Central Google Scholar Soriano, J. B. et al. A clinical case definition of post COVID-19 condition by a Delphi consensus. Lancet Infect. Dis. 22, e102–e107 (2022).…
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A decentralized delivery program for rheumatic heart disease treatment and prevention in Uganda
Department of Adult Cardiology, Uganda Heart Institute, Mulago Hospital Complex, Kampala, Uganda Doreen Nakagaayi, Joselyn Rwebembera & Emmy Okello Department of Research, Uganda Heart Institute, Mulago Hospital Complex, Kampala, Uganda Jafesi Pulle, Isaac Otim & Miriam Nakitto Ministry of Health, Kampala, Uganda Oyoo Charles Akiya Health Department, Kitgum District, Kitgum, Uganda Okello Henry Otto Department of Global Health, University of Washington,…
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Tau aids selection of anti-amyloid drug recipients
Owing to the high costs, potential risks and modest efficacy of anti-amyloid therapies for Alzheimer disease, the ability to identify people who will derive the greatest benefit from these drugs is vital. A study published in JAMA Neurology has found that plasma p-tau217 measurements can be used to assess both the likelihood of amyloid-β pathology…
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Brain texture as a marker of transdiagnostic clinical profiles in patients with recent-onset psychosis and depression
Menchetti, M., Murri, M. B., Bertakis, K., Bortolotti, B. & Berardi, D. Recognition and treatment of depression in primary care: effect of patients’ presentation and frequency of consultation. J. Psychosom. Res. 66, 335–341 (2009). Article PubMed Google Scholar van Os, J. et al. Schizophrenia and the environment: within-person analyses may be required to yield evidence…
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Assessment of the renal angina index in patients hospitalized in a cardiac intensive care unit
Study design This study was conducted in the Department of Cardiology, Fujita Health University School of Medicine (Toyoake, Japan). The Ethics Committee of Fujita Health University approved this study (study protocol number: HM19-264), which was conducted in accordance with the Declaration of Helsinki. Written informed consent was obtained from all the patients. Patients hospitalized in…
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Author Correction: The BrainLat project, a multimodal neuroimaging dataset of neurodegeneration from underrepresented backgrounds
Latin American Brain Health Institute (BrainLat), Universidad Adolfo Ibáñez, Santiago, Chile Pavel Prado, Vicente Medel, Raul Gonzalez-Gomez, Agustín Sainz-Ballesteros, Victor Vidal, Sebastian Moguilner, Jhony Mejia, Marcelo Adrián Maito, Agustina Birba, Sol Fittipaldi, Agustina Legaz & Agustín Ibañez Escuela de Fonoaudiología, Facultad de Odontología y Ciencias de la Rehabilitación, Universidad San Sebastián, Santiago, Chile Pavel Prado PhD Neuroscience Program, Physiology and Psychiatry Departments, Pontificia Universidad Javeriana, Bogotá, Colombia…
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Publisher Correction: m1A in CAG repeat RNA binds to TDP-43 and induces neurodegeneration
Open Access This article is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License, which permits use, sharing, adaptation, distribution and reproduction in any medium or format, as long as you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons licence, and indicate if changes were made.…
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Geospatial analysis of spatial distribution, patterns, and relationships of health status in the belt and road initiative
Understanding the health status within the Belt and Road Initiative countries serves as a fundamental basis for fostering further collaborations in public health. This study employed spatial statistics to investigate the distribution, autocorrelation, and socioeconomic and environmental factors influencing health status across BRI countries in 2019. The findings reveal substantial disparities in the distribution of…
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Development of a novel prediction model for differential diagnosis between spinal myxopapillary ependymoma and schwannoma
Study population This retrospective study was approved by the Institutional Review Board (Samsung Medical Center Institutional Review Board, file no. 2023-04-132–001), which waived the requirement for informed consent. All methods in this study were performed in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations. We initially identified 363 consecutive patients who underwent surgical removal of spinal…
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Glyphosate and neurotoxicity — a call for scientific renewal
European Commission, Directorate-General for Health and Food Safety. Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) 2023/2660 of 28 November 2023 renewing the approval of the active substance glyphosate in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1107/2009 of the European Parliament and of the Council and amending Commission Implementing Regulation (EU) No 540/2011. https://eur-lex.europa.eu/eli/reg_impl/2023/2660/oj (2023) Guyton, K. Z. et al.…